1986 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

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1986 Arizona State Sun Devils football
Pac-10 champion
Rose Bowl champion
Rose Bowl, W 22–15 vs. Michigan
ConferencePacific-10
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 4
1986 record10–1–1 (5–1–1 Pac-10)
Head coach
  • John Cooper (2nd season)
Offensive coordinatorJim Colletto (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorLarry Marmie (2nd season)
Home stadiumSun Devil Stadium
(Capacity: 70,021)
Seasons
← 1985
1987 →
1986 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Arizona State $ 5 – 1 – 1 10 – 1 – 1
No. 14 UCLA 5 – 2 – 1 8 – 3 – 1
No. 18 Washington 5 – 2 – 1 8 – 3 – 1
No. 11 Arizona 5 – 3 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Stanford 5 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
USC 5 – 3 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Oregon 3 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Washington State 2 – 6 – 1 3 – 7 – 1
California 2 – 7 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Oregon State 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986 Arizona State Sun Devils football team represented Arizona State University during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Season summary[]

Arizona State quarterback Jeff Van Raaphorst looked uncomfortable in the first two games of the season, wins over Michigan State and SMU. He threw five interceptions in the third game of year against Washington State, which ended in a 21–21 tie.[1] A 16–9 win for Arizona State over UCLA in Pasadena on October 4 later proved to be the deciding game in the race for the Pac-10 Conference title. The Sun Devils then defeated Oregon in Eugene and returned to Southern California to defeat USC at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, becoming the first Pac-10 team to beat both Los Angeles area conference members on their home turf.

With three straight wins at home over former WAC nemesis, Utah, Washington, and Cal, combined with a UCLA loss to Stanford, Arizona State clinched the Pac-10 title and a Rose Bowl berth on November 8.[1] The Sun Devils dropped their final game of the regular season to in-state rival Arizona, 34–17, in the annual battle for the Territorial Cup. The Sun Devils then defeated Michigan 22–15 on January 1, 1987, for their first Rose Bowl Game.

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 137:30 pmNo. 20 Michigan State*
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
WTBSW 20–1770,689
September 207:30 pmSMU*No. 18
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 30–070,511
September 277:30 pmWashington StateNo. 11
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
T 21–2170,543
October 411:30 amat No. 15 UCLANo. 16
  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, CA
CBSW 16–951,533
October 111:00 pmat OregonNo. 15
  • Autzen Stadium
  • Eugene, OR
W 37–1728,552
October 181:30 pmat No. 15 USCNo. 10
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 29–2065,874
October 257:30 pmUtah*No. 9
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 52–767,130
November 17:30 pmNo. 6 WashingtonNo. 7
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
KTVKW 34–2171,589
November 85:00 pmCaliforniaNo. 5
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
WTBSW 49–070,239
November 157:30 pmWichita State*No. 5
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 52–665,333[2]
November 221:30 pmat No. 14 ArizonaNo. 4
CBSL 17–3458,267
January 13:00 pmvs. No. 4 Michigan*No. 7
  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl)
NBCW 22–15103,168
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Mountain time

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Personnel[]

1986 Arizona State Sun Devils football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
TE Robert Arcoraci
WR 84 Aaron Cox Jr
RB Paul Day
QB 7 Daniel Ford So
TE Jeff Gallimore
WR 85 Chris Garrett So
RB 12 Darryl Harris Jr
WR Bruce Hill
WR Tony Johnson
OL 65 Todd Kalis Jr
OL Scott Kirby
TE Stein Koss
G 62 Randall McDaniel Jr
RB Mike Skala
OL Kevin Thomas
RB Darin Tupper
QB 10 Jeff Van Raaphorst Sr
OL Danny Villa
OL Jim Warne
RB Kent Wendorf
FB Channing Williams
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 25 Eric Allen Jr
DL 93 Trace Armstrong Jr
DB 26 Robby Boyd So
LB 36 Greg Clark Jr
LB Stacy Harvey
DB Jeff Joseph
DL Skip McClendon
DL Larry McGlothen
DB Anthony Parker
DL 97 Shawn Patterson Jr
DL Jim Reynosa
DL Frank Rudolph
DL Dan Saleaumua
LB Scott Stephen
DB Darren Willis
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K Kent Bostrom
P 6 Mike Schuh So
Head coach
  • John Cooper
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Rankings[]

Further information: 1986 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Final 
AP NR NR 18 11 16 15 10 9 7 5 5 (1) 4 (1) 8 7 4 
Coaches NR NR 17 11 14 13 10 9 7 5 5 4 8 8 5

Game summaries[]

at Arizona[]

See also: 1986 Arizona Wildcats football team and Territorial Cup
#4 Arizona State Sun Devils (9–0–1) at #14 Arizona Wildcats (7–2)
1 2 34Total
Arizona St 0 10 0717
Arizona 7 7 71334

at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, Arizona

  • Date: November 22
  • Game attendance: 58,267
  • TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist
  • [4]

vs. Michigan (Rose Bowl)[]

#4 Michigan vs. #7 Arizona State
1 234Total
Wolverines 8 700 15
• Sun Devils 0 1363 22
  • Date: January 1
  • Location: Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA
  • Game attendance: 103,168
Main article: 1987 Rose Bowl
See also: 1986 Michigan Wolverines football team

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References[]

  1. ^ a b Reilly, Rick (November 17, 1986). "Coming Out Of The Desert Darkness With The Sun Devils". Sports Illustrated.
  2. ^ "Devils stay intense, pound Shockers". Arizona Republic. November 16, 1986. Retrieved February 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ 1986 Arizona State Sun Devils Schedule and Results
  4. ^ "Arizona claims state supremacy." Eugene Register-Guard. 1986 Nov 23. Retrieved 2019-Jan-08.
  5. ^ "The Rose Bowl: Arizona State 22, Michigan 15". Los Angeles Times. January 2, 1987. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
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